"debrief" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈbriːf/ Forms: debrief [canonical], debriefs [third-person, singular], debriefed [past], debriefed [past, participle], debriefing [present, participle]
Etymology: de- + brief Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|de|brief}} de- + brief Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you debrief someone, you question them after a military mission in order to get more information.
    Sense id: simple-debrief-en-verb-iyi6jDFQ Categories (other): Military
  2. If you debrief someone, you question them after the implementation of a project so as to learn from mistakes.
    Sense id: simple-debrief-en-verb-JRoWSgVc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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